Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3 vs MSI K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX

31specifications compared
12differ
19identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:Intel
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:6
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:6
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:2
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:1
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:ATX
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio chip
- P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3:ADI AD1988B
- K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3, K9NGM3-FD
49 specifications	A ASUS P5E3 Deluxe / DDR3 View product	B MSI K9NGM3-FD Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9NGM3-FD View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	AMD Sempron
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Dual Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	ASUS AI Booster ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	3x PCIe x16 2x PCIe x1 2x PCI	1 x PCI Express x16, 1 x PCI Express x1, 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	JMicron JMB363	Ultra DMA 66/100/133
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS EPU ASUS AI Nap ASUS Q-Fan ASUS Q-Shield ASUS Q-Connector ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS MyLogo 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II

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